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Manon Des Sources DIRECTED BY CLAUDE BERRI RELEASED: 1986 Why's it so good? Continuing the story, begun in Jean de Florette, of the tragic intertwined destinies of two familes and their propensity to tear each other apart, Manon sees the tragedy culminating in quietly dramatic fashion as Manon takes her revenge against those responsible for her father's death, and they learn the full extent of their wrongdoing.

How does it stack up to the original? It's an equal, frankly. There's a question mark over whether this should even be here: so closely tied is it to the first film that it almost falls into the same exemption that rules out Lord of the Rings and Kill Bill. But given the change in cast, and the long period that passes between the two stories onscreen, we're letting it stand. Glaring error: Gerard Depardieu's daughter grows up to be Emmanuelle Beart? Not sure we buy that. GAP BETWEEN SEQUEL AND ORIGINAL: 5 MONTHS 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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